UP government races to restore Mayawati statue
July 27th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government was Friday hurriedly restoring a life-sized statue of former chief minister Mayawati to replace the one vandalised the day before.A replica ... Read more...
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Excessive publicity fatal for low budget movies: Mahadevan
May 10th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 10 (IANS) Director Anant Mahadevan's next directorial venture is "Life Is Good", which was written by late Sujeet Sen. He is keen to take it to the larger ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh: Prominent winners and losers
March 6th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Prominent winners and losers in Uttar Pradesh:Winners:1. Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Lucknow Cantt, Congress2. Kalraj Mishra, Lucknow East, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)3. Abhishek Misra (ex-professor ... Read more...
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Biman Bose re-elected CPI-M’s Bengal state secretary
February 19th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday re-elected Biman Bose as the secretary of its West Bengal unit at its 23rd state conference, while several ... Read more...
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Owning resorts to companies, Kamal Nath richest minister
September 3rd, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) With business interests spanning resorts to immovable property, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath figures among the richest members of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council ... Read more...
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Ghising, Tamang’s wife giving tough fight to GJM
April 15th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 15 (IANS) Subhash Ghising-led Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) and the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL), led by the wife of slain party chief Madan Tamang, are giving ... Read more...
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Museum an added attraction in Agra
March 13th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 13 (IANS) Tourists visiting this Taj city will now get further insights into its history with a museum housing statues, murals and manuscripts that were hitherto lying scattered ... Read more...
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CBI to take custody of NDFB rebel
February 15th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Nongpoh (Meghalaya), Feb 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would soon take custody of National Democratic Front of Bodoland's (NDFB) cadre Mathuram Brahma alias Mudoi, the prime accused in ... Read more...
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Maoists blow up railway track in Bihar
February 11th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district early Friday, police said. Train traffic was disrupted.They blew up the track near Kurhni railway station to ... Read more...
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Arivazhagan Is All Set To Make A Sports Based Tamil Film With Nakul
January 21st, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
has yet another taken up a challenging subject for his next project. This gold medallist from the film institute has taken up basketball as the theme of his next film.The ... Read more...
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Delhi BJP gets new office-bearers
September 5th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) "Youthful faces" have been included in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit that has been reconstituted over four months after the new president's appointment.
City BJP chief ... Read more...
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Employees protest CIDCO move to give land to Videocon
August 6th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Employees of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) Friday demonstrated in front of the corporation's Mumbai and Navi Mumbai offices, protesting its decision to allot a huge ... Read more...
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Mahua Films Offers Bengali Movie Icche
July 17th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Mahua Films is going to produce a Kolkata-based Bengali film titled Icche, which is directed by Nandita Roy and Shibaprosad Mukhopadhyay. The movie is presented ... Read more...
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Star-Spangled Red Carpet Premiere Of The Last Airbender At PVR Cinemas
July 9th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Last night, the PVR Cinemas located at Ampa Sky Walk was studded with Kollywood celebrities for the red carpet premiere of The Last Airbender. Actor ... Read more...
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Honour killings: Young Indians defy outdated taboos
July 6th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Sixty-five-year-old Suhkdev Singh Darswal, a Rajput, is a happy man. His four daughters have settled down with men of their choice, making their family ... Read more...
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Honour killing suspects sent to judicial custody
July 1st, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) A city court Thursday sent three men, arrested on charges of the honour killing of a couple and another woman, to 14 days of judicial custody.
Metropolitan Magistrate ... Read more...
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Delhi honour killing suspects sent to five days police custody
June 26th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 26(ANI): Three men arrested on charges of killing a couple and another woman in a case of suspected honour killing were sent to five days of police custody by ... Read more...
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Honour killing suspects in police custody (Lead)
June 26th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A court here Saturday sent three men arrested on charges of killing a couple and another woman in a case of suspected honour killing to five days ... Read more...
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Honour killing suspects in police custody
June 26th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A court here Saturday sent three men arrested on charges of killing a couple and another woman in the capital to five days police custody.
Metropolitan Magistrate Satish ... Read more...
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Court issues warrant against honour killing suspects
June 25th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A city court Friday issued production warrants against three men arrested in Ghaziabad on charges of killing a couple and another woman in the capital.
Metropolitan Magistrate ... Read more...
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Delhi Police seek custody of murder accused
June 25th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Delhi Police Friday approached a court seeking a warrant to take custody of the three men arrested in Ghaziabad on charges of killing a couple and ... Read more...
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Three wanted in honour killings arrested (Lead)
June 25th, 2010 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 24 (IANS) Three men on the run after murdering a couple and a young woman in a suspected case of honour killing were arrested Thursday from Garhmukteshwar in Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Uncle, cousin of honour killing victim held for hate speeches
June 24th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The uncle and cousin of an accused in a suspected honour killing were taken into preventive custody Thursday for making provocative statements justifying the three murders.
"We have ... Read more...
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Three honour killing suspects arrested from Ghaziabad
June 24th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 24 (IANS) Three men accused in the suspected honour killing of a couple and another woman in north Delhi were arrested from Ghaziabad, police said Thursday.
"The prime suspects Mandeep, 23, ... Read more...
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Cash reward on clues to Delhi honour killing suspects (Lead)
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday announced cash rewards of Rs.50,000 each for clues to the whereabouts of three accused in a case of suspected honour killings in north Delhi ... Read more...
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Cash reward for honour killing suspects
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday announced a reward for those giving clues to the whereabouts of the accused in an alleged honour killings case in north-west Delhi earlier this ... Read more...
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Bollywood hones the art of multilinguals
May 21st, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) For movies like "Raavan", "Rakta Charitra" and "The Business Man", the makers are using the same locations, resources, mostly the same cast and shooting ... Read more...
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Sonu nigam launches shibani kashyap’s “My Free Spirit”
March 19th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):ASA Productions Head and Director Vikram Bhatt and Executive Producer of ASA Suresh Thomas hosted singer-composer, Shibani Kashyap first album for ASA Music label with nine ... Read more...
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19 designers, 10 models to debut at WIFW
March 4th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Nineteen designers and 10 models will be making their debut at the 2010 edition of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), to be held here March ... Read more...
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Tamil Movie Review: Kandha Kottai (2009)
December 20th, 2009 - 4:45 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Kandha Kottai –Weak script, poor screenplayProduction: ESK Films, AGS EntertainmentDirection: Sakthivel SStar-casts: Nakulan, Poorna, Sampath, Santhanam and othersMusic: DheenaVerdict: Not worth watchingRating: 1.5/5There are certain ambiguities that need to be sorted ... Read more...
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APSARA AWARDS 2009- TV and FILM NOMINEES
December 15th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
NOMINATIONS- TELEVISIONBest Non-Fiction Series10 Ka Dum (Big Synergy)Indian Idol 4 (Miditech Pvt. Ltd.)Rakhi Ka Swayamwar (Sol Productions Pvt. Ltd.)Bigg Boss Season - 3 (Endemol India Pvt. Ltd.)Sach Ka Samna (Big Synergy)Best Drama ... Read more...
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Bangalore’s ‘Twitters’ to help underprivileged children
September 11th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 11 (IANS) They mainly express themselves in the virtual world, but in order to help Bangalore's underprivileged children, the Twitter community of India's IT hub will come out in the ... Read more...
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Movie Reiview: MOHANDAS (2009)
September 4th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
REVIEW: MOHANDAS (2009)
MOHANDAS: Truth Hurts
Cast: Sonali Kulkarni, Nakul Vaid, Sushant Singh, Sharbani Mukherjee, Uttam Halder, Aditya Shrivastav, Govind Namdeo
Director: Mazhar Kamran
Duration: 1 Hour 57 Minutes
Rating: 2 out of 5
A dark twisted ... Read more...
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“One can’t predict things” -Sushant Singh
September 1st, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Sushant Singh mastered his acting skills in Ebrahim Elkazi's "The Living Theatre Academy" and commenced his film-career with Jabbar Patel's film "Dr. Ambedkar" wherein he played close friend's character of southern ... Read more...
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No ‘bedroom talk’ on TV - are policymakers playing spoilsport?
July 25th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) First it was strict guidelines for kid actors, then a demand to ban popular TV show "Balika Vadhu" and now a debate on reality show "Sach ... Read more...
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